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NAME: Julia N. Zirbes Study Skills Toolbox Project/Experience – Part 3

Part 3A: Based on the work you began in Part 2, carry forward your target study skill and target challenge to the space provided below. Review the list of five
strategies you prepared and determine how many you will commit to using. Remember: You will be implementing your plan, so you may wish to narrow your list to just 3 or 4 strategies.
TARGET STUDY SKILL TARGET CHALLENGE NUMBER AND SENTENCE TARGET STRATEGIES NUMBER AND SENTENCE (minimum of 3; maximum of 5)
Rehearsing and memorizing #22 I read my notes over and over, but I still #6 Visualize your study materials
study materials don’t do well on the test. #8 Use Cornell study sheets
#13 Study with flashcards
#19 Memorize with acrostics
Part 3B: Design and Organize your 7-Day Study Skills Plan by completing the chart below for Days 1 – 7.

DAY DAY OF THE STRATEGY DESCRIBE THE ACTIVITIES/TASKS THAT YOU WILL BE DOING IN ASSOCIATION WITH HOW MIGHT YOU CAPTURE EVIDENCE OF
WEEK/ NUMBER THE STRATEGIES YOU HAVE COMMITTED TO USING YOUR WORK/LEARNING FOR YOUR FINAL
DATE (SOME STRATEGIES WILL BE USED MULTIPLE DAYS) PRESENTATION (Part 6)?
1 SATURDAY #6 Assembling and organizing study materials by printing, putting into a folder, and Photos and/or screenshots of organized
10/27/18 labeling, to have a consolidated visual in front of me. I will also organize class files and folders for ease of access during
files on my computer into folders before reviewing. Though reviewing is the review.
main strategy being used, I see it as a visual organization as well.
2 SUNDAY #8 Creating and using a Cornell study sheet to study materials including not only Display my Cornell study sheet on the
10/28/18 key terms but also associations to help rehearse and memorize. website I will publish.
3 MONDAY #19 Practice rehearsing and memorizing by using acrostics and acronyms by creating Find an artistic way to display it – possibly
10/29/18 them to remember information or order of precedence. a pop up of proof somehow.
4 TUESDAY #13 Study with flashcards to enhance memory of rote materials with straight Release score of a test after using this
10/30/18 forward answers, rehearsing for short periods of time. method to study the materials.
5 WEDNESDAY #8 Use Cornell study sheet(s) for more complex subjects such as my IT: Program Display a copy of my visual.
10/31/18 Logic class to help layout and better understand information.
6 THURSDAY #6 Rewrite current notes or simplify by using a web, concept map, and/or table. Provide photos or a video of my notes.
11/01/18
7 FRIDAY #6 Utilize visualization within the Loci system by rhyming and/or putting visuals to Create a photo or video to provide
11/02/18 words to help remember what something means of how to do something. examples of visualizations during a
thought process.